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General Recommendations
VPL - Books Just for You - Light-Hearted Reads, Character-Driven Plots and Stories of Achievement
Created on:
Jun 20, 2024
17 items
This specially curated list was created for a reader looking for their next great beach read. Titles included in this list were...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Fantasy, Chinese Cuisine, BC Fiction and Everything in Between!
Created on:
Jun 14, 2024
14 items
This specially curated list was made for a reader that is looking for their next great read. Created by the reading specialists...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just for You - Canadian Fiction and others
Created on:
Jan 07, 2026
10 items
This is a personalized booklist for someone who likes Jane Austen, The River has Roots, and Miriam Toews. Enjoy!
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VPL - Books Just For You - Queer Romance and Erotica in Multiple Genres
Created on:
Feb 02, 2026
11 items
This VPL Books Just For You list was selected by a Vancouver Public Library staff member for a patron with an interest in queer...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Award-Winning, New Fiction Stories
Created on:
Jul 03, 2024
9 items
This VPL Books Just For You list was selected by a Vancouver Public Library staff member for a patron with an interest in new a...
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VPL - 2025 Giller Prize Longlist
Created on:
Sep 16, 2025
16 items
"Fourteen outstanding Canadian authors have been named to the 2025 Giller Prize longlist. The 14 titles were chosen from a...
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VPL - Top 10 Staff Picks for 2023
Created on:
Nov 30, 2023
11 items
We made it to the end of the year and as a special treat we've collected 10 of our favourite books published in 2023. Compiled ...
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VPL Picks: 2SLGBTQIA+ Erotica
Created on:
Jun 21, 2023
27 items
Erotica has always been taboo, and trends tend to reflect (and transgress) cultural mores. While any book has the potential to ...
3 likes
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VPL - What Vancouver Is Reading, Spring 2023
Created on:
Apr 21, 2023
25 items
The City of Vancouver is a city of readers. Vancouver Public Library asked what our residents are currently reading, and receiv...
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VPL Picks: Women BIPOC Authors of Genre Fiction
Created on:
Sep 28, 2020
23 items
This book list is a selection of recommended genre fiction written by BIPOC women writers. In the North American genre fiction ...
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VPL Picks: Up Lit & Gentle Reads - Empathy, Kindness, and Hope in Darker Times
Created on:
Mar 05, 2020
19 items
Up Lit and Gentle Reads main emphasis is on empathy and family bonds, acts of kindness to strangers, the human spirit, gentler ...
5 likes
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VPL - Gay Fiction
Created on:
May 31, 2019
25 items
Gay fiction has all the same characteristics as other literature genres, but with male homosexuality central to the story. Clas...
2 likes
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VPL - Books Just For You - The Fantastical, the Timey-Wimey, and the Psychology Of It All
Created on:
May 25, 2025
12 items
This list was prepared by VPL's reading experts for a reader interested in fantasy worlds, humour as an exploration of serious ...
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VPL - Books Just For You - horror fiction, thrillers, fantasy
Created on:
Feb 12, 2026
16 items
For someone who likes the TV series "Haunted hotel" and "The Boys", the film "Midsommar", religio...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Mythology, History, and Comics for the Teen Classical Buff
Created on:
Feb 20, 2025
22 items
This is a collection of reads for a teen who enjoys historical and literary fiction, and graphics.
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VPL - Books Just For You - Horror from Queer and Diverse Voices
Created on:
Oct 06, 2023
14 items
This list was selected for a VPL reader who enjoys Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin, Crosshairs by Catherine Hernandez, and th...
3 likes
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VPL - Books Just For You - A Collection of Sad Fiction
Created on:
Sep 01, 2022
12 items
This list was created for a VPL reader looking for new and popular books in the Indigenous, Science Fiction, World Literature, ...
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VPL – Books Just for You – Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, Mystery & Romance
Created on:
Aug 27, 2022
15 items
Created by the Vancouver Public Library reading specialists for a patron who likes authors Jeaniene Frost and Stephen King, and...
Topic Guide
KCLS BookMatch: Adventure, survival, love, death and mystery all ages
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Created on:
Dec 04, 2015
10 items
This list was created by a librarian with the King County Library System for a reader. Would you like to receive your own pers...
General Recommendations
VPL - Books Just For You - Fiction At Home and Abroad
Created on:
Feb 25, 2026
15 items
This list was prepared by VPL's reading experts for a reader interested in BC and Canadian authors, historical fiction, and int...
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VPL - Books Just For You - BC Fiction, Historical Fiction, & Fantasy
Created on:
Feb 10, 2026
19 items
This personalized list was created by VPL's reading experts for a reader who has enjoyed Lord of the Rings, and the writing of ...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Fantasy, Sci-Fi, & Historical Fiction
Created on:
Oct 07, 2025
12 items
This personalized list was created by VPL's reading experts for a reader who has enjoyed the novel "Funny Story" by ...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Award-Winning General Fiction
Created on:
Jun 22, 2025
13 items
This booklist was created by Readers Advisory Staff for a patron who has enjoyed Matt Haig, Margaret Atwood and Malcolm Gladwell.
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VPL - Books Just for You - Fantasy, General and Historical Fiction
Created on:
Apr 13, 2025
9 items
For reader who likes, Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson, Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr and Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tom...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - Classics, Romance, Thrillers, Mystery, New & Popular, Award-Winners & other FIC
Created on:
Apr 06, 2025
13 items
This booklist was created by VPL Readers Advisory Staff for a patron has enjoyed the titles The Book Thief, The Finisher, and t...
